EP1212217A1 - Ratchet wheel - spool assembly for a seat belt retractor - Google Patents
Ratchet wheel - spool assembly for a seat belt retractorInfo
- Publication number
- EP1212217A1 EP1212217A1 EP00942877A EP00942877A EP1212217A1 EP 1212217 A1 EP1212217 A1 EP 1212217A1 EP 00942877 A EP00942877 A EP 00942877A EP 00942877 A EP00942877 A EP 00942877A EP 1212217 A1 EP1212217 A1 EP 1212217A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- seat belt
- assembly
- belt retractor
- spool
- parts
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
- B60R22/34—Belt retractors, e.g. reels
Definitions
- a seat belt restraint comprises a length of webbing that is arranged to pass across the torso of a vehicle occupant.
- the webbing is wound on a rotatable spool that is mounted in a retractor frame.
- the spool is biased in a webbing wound direction but is otherwise free to pay out webbing to accommodate normal movement a vehicle occupant .
- the spool is locked against rotation and thus against further payout of webbing and the vehicle occupant is securely restrained against forward motion. Locking of the spool is effected by bringing a toothed locking pawl into engagement with a ratchet wheel fixed to the spool .
- a seat belt retractor spool sub-assembly for example a ratchet wheel and a retractor spool or a spring arbor and the spool .
- the fixing means comprise plastically deformable formations on one of the ratchet wheels and one end of the spool and corresponding deforming formations on the other of the ratchet wheels and said one end of the spool .
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional schematic view of a retractor sub-assembly and illustrates a fixing means according to one embodiment of the first aspect of the invention and a method of assembly according to the third aspect of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional schematic view of a retractor sub-assembly and illustrates a fixing means according to a second embodiment of the invention and an assembly method according to the third aspect of the invention.
- FIGS .3 and 4 are a plan views and cross- sectional views of various modifications of a part of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 5 shows plan views and cross-sectional views of a modification of part of FIG.2.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional axial view of a retractor sub-assembly and illustrates a fixing means according to a third embodiment of the first aspect of the invention.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional end view of part of FIG. 6. Detailed Description of the Invention
- FIGS. 1 and 2 a manufacturing assembly j ig 1 is shown on which is located a retractor frame 2 in abutting contract.
- the jig incorporates a set table spring loaded stop 3.
- a spool 4 is inserted into the frame 2 and located against the stop that is set in a predetermined position relative to the jig.
- the ratchet wheel is formed in FIG. 1 with extending pegs 6 having crushable ribs around their edges and the spool 4 is formed with corresponding round drafted holes which crush the ribs on pegs 6 and lock the spool to the ratchet wheel 5.
- the ratchet wheel has self-locking ears 7 and the spool has extending pegs 8 that interact to lock the two components together.
- the setting on the spring-loaded stop 3 controls the amount of spool end float .
- the plastically deformable formations may be crushable ribs on axially extending pegs or self- locking deformable ears.
- the corresponding deforming formations may be drafted holes large enough to accommodate the pegs but small enough to deform or crush the ribs. They will have essentially the same shape as the pegs and are preferably round.
- the deforming formations may be pegs that fit between the ears to deform them and lock the parts together.
- FIGS. 3 to 5 Various modifications to the means of fixing the ratchet wheel 5 to the spool 4 are shown in FIGS. 3 to 5.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 show modifications to the crushable rib formations of FIG. 1 and FIG. 5 show modifications to the self-locking ears of FIG. 2.
- line I is a plan view of the peg/ear on the ratchet wheel 5
- line II is a cross- sectional view of the fixing formations as the two parts are brought together
- line III shows the assembled formations.
- the crushable ribs may be angled or straight sided and likewise the locking ears may have straight or angled inner edges.
- the crushable ribs may have angled bottom and straight sides and may incorporate pips on each side of each peg.
- An additional, a self-locating peg may be provided on one part to aid assembly.
- embodiments A and B show pegs 6 with angled ribs 9 which lock into round drafted holes 10 in the spool 4.
- the ribs 9 are straight-sided.
- a self-locating peg is provided in the hole 10 in spool 4 to aid assembly.
- embodiment D has ribs 9 with straight sides and an angled bottom on the peg 6 and the hole 1 has drafted crush locations 11.
- Embodiment E has ribs 9 also with straight sides and an angled bottom but with pips 12 on each side of each leg and with slightly larger crush locations 11 in the hole 10.
- the self-locking ears 7 on the ratchet wheel have straight inner edges in embodiment F and angled inner edges in embodiment G.
- the angled inner edges sit more snugly against the spool pegs 8 as can be seen in embodiment G III (FIG. 5) .
- the retractor spool 4 has an axial spool spline extension 20 onto which a spring arbor 21 fits.
- the extension 20 is generally cylindrical with longitudinal shaped ridges on the surface forming deformable crush ribs 22 which are axially oriented around the outer surface of the extension 20.
- the arbor 21 has corresponding mating shapes 23 on the inside surface.
- the crush ribs have a slightly bigger angle than the spool splines 20.
Abstract
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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GBGB9922105.3A GB9922105D0 (en) | 1999-09-17 | 1999-09-17 | Retractor |
GB9922105 | 1999-09-17 | ||
PCT/US2000/016647 WO2001021458A1 (en) | 1999-09-17 | 2000-06-15 | Ratchet wheel - spool assembly for a seat belt retractor |
Publications (1)
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EP1212217A1 true EP1212217A1 (en) | 2002-06-12 |
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EP00942877A Withdrawn EP1212217A1 (en) | 1999-09-17 | 2000-06-15 | Ratchet wheel - spool assembly for a seat belt retractor |
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US (1) | US6416004B1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1212217A1 (en) |
GB (2) | GB9922105D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2001021458A1 (en) |
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- 1999-09-17 GB GBGB9922105.3A patent/GB9922105D0/en not_active Ceased
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- 2000-04-04 US US09/542,322 patent/US6416004B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-06-15 WO PCT/US2000/016647 patent/WO2001021458A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2000-06-15 EP EP00942877A patent/EP1212217A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2000-09-15 GB GB0022746A patent/GB2354210B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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US6416004B1 (en) | 2002-07-09 |
WO2001021458A1 (en) | 2001-03-29 |
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